The Me I Want to Be

Becoming God's Best Version of You

By: John Ortberg

Narrated by: John Ortberg

The Me I Want to Be will help you discover spiritual vitality like never before as you learn to "live in the flow of the spirit."

Why does spiritual growth seem so difficult?

God's vision for your life is not just that you are saved by grace, but that you also learn to live by grace, flourishing with the Spirit flowing through you. And this book will show how God's perfect vision for you starts with a powerful promise: All those who trust in God "will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit" (Jeremiah 17:7-8).

Pastor and bestselling author John Ortberg first helps gauge your spiritual health and measure the gap between where you are now and where God intends you to be. Then he provides detailed tasks and exercises to help you live in the flow of the Spirit, circumventing real-world barriers--pain and sorrow, temptations, self-doubt, sin--to flourish even in a dark and broken world.

As you start living in the flow, you will feel:

• a deeper connection with God
• a growing sense of joy
• an honest recognition of your brokenness
• less fear, and more trust
• a growing sense of being "rooted in love"
• and a deeper sense of purpose.

God invites you to join Him in crafting an abundant and joy-filled life. The Me I Want to Be shows you how to graciously accept His invitation.

Spanish edition also available, as well as a video study and study guide.

Funny, heartfelt, full of hope.

Beautifully written and read by the author, I found this book to be full of hope. There were a number of points that were so well explained, that I look forward to quoting them in my own teaching. He has a wonderful voice and reads at the perfect pace. I highly recommend The Me I Want To Be and am excited to read it in paperback so I can highlight and take notes as I go.

A delightful book written & read by a 'real person!'

I enjoyed John Ortberg's narration of his delightful book. One of the best book's I've 'read'.

I learned a lot from this

This is a great book. One thing to be aware of is that they have the tags wrong and this shows here that it is written and read by John Ortberg; when I downloaded it, it shows the author is Thomas C Oden and the narrator is John Ortberg; the truth is that it was written by John Ortberg and narrated by Thomas Oden. It's not a big deal to me, but it is somthing I wish they would correct.

As for the book itself, John is serious about many things but has a great sense of humor that makes this a joy to listen to and packed with wonderful lessons. I highly recommend this book. It isn't a one-size-fits-all, feel-good book. Practical and entertaining. Be the person God wants you to be.

profound

this book changed my life. Changed my walk with God. easy read, easy listen. this book is equal parts wonderful storytelling and step by step instructions for a closer life and relationship with Jesus.

Worth it!

whether you are an old christian, a new christian, or not even a christian, do yourself a favor and read this book. it truly expresses the reason why humans were created and simply encourages to focus on the things that matter.